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What are the legitimate means that you recommend, and what should a father do who borrowed money from an interest-based bank, even though he was not in dire need, and these debts have caused poverty for the family?

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Usury leads to annihilation and loss, and the usurer is at war with Allah. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed in usury the one who consumes it, the one who feeds it, its scribe, and its two witnesses. The debtor must rid himself of the usurious transaction and return the amount he took from the bank without any increase, unless he is compelled to pay the interest. Lawful means of livelihood are abundant, and whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out and provide for him from where he does not expect.

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